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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-20
,PITH AND POINT.

Which is the worse, the man who
can sing and won't or the man who
cant and will ?
No one is likely to accomplish
much who moodily INDUCES in
responding view of his own capabili-
ties.
When some men draw. up a note
they have to draw it up pretty small
before any one will take it.
"A man has hard work to make his
wife believe that he doesn't own the
earth when she gets him into bonnet
store.
If vixenish wife ever takes back
her words. it is in order that she may
use them again with redoubled effect.
"A correspondent writes to ask
what kind of cloth is most durable.
Convict stripes, dear sir. They are
never worn out.-Bufalo Express.
"A newspaper man has written an
article on Ladies' Hats" but we must
say he doesn't rise to the heig ht of his
subject. Huntington Free Press.
ALI is not gold that glitters- y
A beauty fair may criticise
When cheeks are red and chances twinkle;
IT'S freckles which philosophize,
And wisdom comes with scar and wrinkle.
TEXAS Siftings.
"A Dakota man recently got fifty
dollars damages from railroad COM
pany whose line runs through his
farm. His claim was that the trains
were so long passing across his fields
that they injured the crop to that
amount by shading it. -Dakota Bell.
"A Good Recommendation-Old
Podgers-''You may be right, Mr..
Sappington, still, shall send Willie to
Yale" Sap (who entered Harvard
with 'SS--':My dear sir, you will al
ways regret it Now look at me; I en-
tered eight years ago. and"
willie goes to Yale.)
Mrs. DeGarmo-"I understand
your son is quite sick at college Mrs.
Smythe!" Mrs. Smythe-"Yes. Poor
John! The president writes me that
he entered into his work with too
much ardor, and he has broken down."
Mrs. De Garmo-" What seems to be
the nature of his troublep" Mrs.
Smythe-' was hit on the head by
foul ball. l believe they call it,
Harper's Bazaar.
There is legend of one who. day.
dreaming in his chair, behind avision.
which stood there before him and
beckoned him to follow her to fortune.
He waited sluggishly, needed not her
call nor her beckoning, until at last
she grew dim and disappeared. just
as the vision faded he sprang to his
feet and cried out: Tell me who thou
artr' and received the answer, Il am
Opportunity; once neglected l never
return. "-lsdianapolis Journal.
Couldn't stand the atmosphere.
The air in this room makes me feel
faint" said husband to his wife in
large dry goods store on Sixth ave-
nue.. THE smell of dry goods always
was unpleasant to me. I'll cross the
street and wait for YOU" Then he
went across the street and into lager
beer saloon, the floor of which was
covered with stale beer, cigar stumps
and sawdust and enjoyed the pure
ozone until his wife came out -DrGke's
Travellers Magazine. 80
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-20
WEIGHING THE SUN.
Tho Most Surprising Result OF tho Ad.
vancement Of tho Sciences.

Tho Most Surprising Result Of tho Ad.
vancement Of tho Sciences.
The power we have of weighing a
star is, without doubt, one of the most
surprising results of the advancement
Of the sciences, that one indeed which
persons unacquainted with the prin-
ciples of celestial mechanics most hest
tate to accept To weigh star is a
fact more extraordinary, again, than
to measure the distance of one; and
certainly, neither Copernicus, nor
Calico. nor Keppler, nor Newton
could have imagined that the day
would come when their successors
would be able, by the application of
their immortal discoveries, to deter.
mine the mass of star moving in the
depths, of celestial space. Let us at
tempt to give al idea of the method
employed in acquiring knowledge
of the magnitude and the masses Of
stars.
The mass of a star is calculated by
the energy of the action that it throws
around it If the earth were ten times
heavier than it is, still preserving the
same volume, it would draw bodies
toward its surface ten times more
forcibly than it now does, and an OBJ
ject which now falls a given number Of
feet in the first second of time, would
then drop ten times that number Of
feet in that second. Again, if the
earth, still pres CRYING its volume, had
the mass of the sun, it would attract
bodies with an energy increased 1884,
600 times, and an object which now
weighs one pound would then weigh
$4,000 pounds; a man of the mean
weight of 100 pounds would weigh
51,0O0,0 900 of them! We measure the
weight of star by the intensity Of
the attraction to its surface. Reduced
to its simple expression, in its applica.
ton to the fall of bodies, this attrac.
ton would be hard to verify; but we
can determine it by the velocity Of a
satellite gravitating around a star
whose mass we wish to know.
For example, the attraction of the
earth has the power of curving the
straight line which would be followed
by the moon in space if this attraction
did not exist, and it bends the line by
its attraction in such way that the
moon runs round the circumference OF
a circle in twenty-seven days seven
hours and forty-three minutes. If tho
mass or the energy of the earth should
increase, the velocity Of the moon in
its orbit would also be augmented; if
the mass should be diminished, the con-
trary effect on the moons orbit would
be produced. Attraction varies in the
direct ratio of the masses. The We
locity of the moon around the earth
comes from the same force as the earth.
The earth is the hand which causes
the moon to turn in the sling. If the
earth had more force, more energy
than it really has, it would cause the
moon to turn more swiftly, and. vice
versa. If the sun should increase in
weight the earth and other planets
would turn more rapidly around it,
and years would decrease in length.
If the mass of the sun should decrease,
the contrary results would take place.
BY comparing the action of the earth
on the moon, we have found that the
sun is 324,0 times more powerful,
more heavy than the earth. Prof
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-20
HENRY /. BIOSSlT, Business Manager.
WHO KNOWS2

Who knows Of the steps it takes
To keep the home together,
Who knows OF the work it makesf
Only one-the mother.
Who listens to childish woes
, Which kisses only smother,
Who's panied by naughty blows!
Only one-the mother.
Who knows Of the untiring care
Bestowed on baby brother,
Who knows Of the tender prayerf
Only one-tho mother.
I Who knows OF the lessons taught
OF loving one another,
Who knows OF the patience sought
Only one-the mother.
Who knows Of the anxious fears
Lest darling may not weather
The storm of life in after years?
Only one-the mother.
Who kneels at the throne above
To thank the Heavenly Father
For that sweetest gift-a mothers lover
Only one-the mother.
Home Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-20
There is to be in the near futnr

-IHeTe IS 10 Ue III CHe Heaf ItlIure
terrible rivalry between Senator
Sherman and General Fairchild. Sher-
mans bloody shirt has somewhat lost
its novelty but those three kinds Of
palsy which the General keeps in his
waistcoat pocket are "gems Of purest
ray serene. IN ], Herald,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-20
On Roberts Island. California. on

I'm Roberts Island, California, one
lay last week Farmer Gibson shot
dove. which dropped dead in the grass
near his house. As he started to pick
up the bird he saw something move to-
ward the spot where it had fallen;
and, thinking it coon, he fired at the
object, which proved to be his thirteen-
year old son, who was hiding in the
grain. The charge entered the lad $
breast and be died shortly after,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-20

What is the best way to manage
a man?" asks feminine correspond
ent. The answer to this old conundrum
is: Don't let the man know you are
trying to manage him."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
Notice Of Application for Franchise.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
IN application will be made to the Boa, d
of Supervisors of Los Angeles county, State
o. California, at their office in the court
house, in Los Angeles city. in said Los An
eeles county. on Monday, the ID day of
May. 1887. ut the opening Of the session of
ss the application can be heard, by the un-
dersigned for authority to construct a
wharf upon the slough or inlet known as
Sau Peoro creek, or the inner Bay Of San
Pedro, near the town of Wilmington, being
one mile. more or less, In southwesterly
direction from the old Wilmington wharf.
said slough, inlet or creek. peing a branch
of the San Pedro harbor, on the Pa ,,fic
ocean; and to take tolls for the use of said
wharf, for the term OF twenty years. The
location and description of said wharf be-
ing as follows:
Beginning at Station No One of the off,
cial survey OF Lot Que, in Section eight,
Township FIVE south. Range thirteen west,
San Bernardino Meridian, known as Nor
mon Islsnd, in Los Angeles county, Cali
fornia, according to the United States pa
tent thereof. recorded in book three of
patents, records OF Los Angeles county,
page 70; and running thence along the line
of said official survey and as resurveyed
March 29,h 1887. by Charles T. Healey, sur
veyor, north go, east 63262 feet; thence
north 10, east 504 90 feet; thence north 1lo,
west 36S feet; thence north 1877. west 563. ga
feet thence north 10, west l6s,4o feet;
thence leaving said line of said official sur.
vey Of said lot west 80 feet; thence south 10
east l6840 feet: thence south 1882, east
563. GA feet; thence south 11o, east 36S feet,
thence west 20 feet; thence south 10, west
504. 80 feet thence south 90. west 532.6l feet;
thence east 100 feet. to the place of begin
ming.
al-td WILLIAM BANNING.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
DAILY HERALD.
"ARCADIA"
~ne newest and Loveliess Of she
ColOmles.

~he newest and LovelAess ef tine
Colonies.
A HERALD representative paid visit
70 Arcadia, the new town on the Santa
Anita, on Sunday last. After ride OF
= dozen miles through the world renown'
ID San Gabriel valley. the site OF the
nav town was reached. 1t was terra
;.cocnita to the scribe, like all superbai
beautiful things, new beauties were pre-
.snted to the eye. 1t was past noon
when the journalistic party drew re
on the SPOT. Many other parties In
.earch of the spot wero encountered on
the road, and it is no exsggera'ion 70
say thst at least score OF surnougs
cane ON the site Of the new town. IL
!, an embryo city in very fact.
The Flower and Perfumery Company
are now putting up house,-the very
f;rst strncture in Arcadia. 1t Will be
but . few days ere many stately man
Ion will there arise. All who see 1t are
charmed. Long lines of trees embower
Santa Anita avenue. Water, clear as
crystal, is piped to the site. Mr.. Unruh
hes applied to the Board of Supervisors
for \ franchise for q street railway, to
rpn from the county road on the south
of the town plat to the very base OF the
mountaips on the north. 1t will be
sranted, and other elements OF city
will be pushed with great vigor.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
solid ImprOvemenrs.

The buildings now being erected and
those under contract in this city are
generally of large and expensive char
actsr. The Phillips building will re-
quire q million bricks; the Beaudry
building two millions and the new
opera. house and other buildings eight
millions. more, making at the present
time sure demand for eleven million
bricks. to be laid in large and snbstan-
tial buildings in short time. When to
this amount of large and solid improve
ments in erecting mercantile and public
edifices are added the hundreds of
houses that will be placed on brick
the amount of brick re-
quired for the next season is estimated
1t twenty five millions. This is splen
did showing of the faith which capital
lists have in Los Angeles. The bugbears
conjured up against Los Angeles in San
Francisco and Sacramento have no effect
in retarding the progress of the Queen
City of the Pacific.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
Les Angeles and Florida Or
QmgeOs


EDITOR HERALD-It was not with the
intsntion or thought of obtaining from
Judge Field q recommendation OF Los
Angeles oranges that q few were sent to
him. Knowing that he had returned
from Mort visit to Florida, they were
ssnt to him that he might compare the
oranges Of his own State with those
which 1 presume he had eaten in
Florida. His unexpected letter, con-
fairing such high praise OF the Los
Angeles oranges, induced me to make it
public for the qualification OF those en-.
gagged in the cultivation of that kind OF
fruit in Southern California. Tho or.
anges sent were from the orchard of Mr..
Pollard, of Azusa, and were picked and
prepared for transportation by Mr.. j..
Markell, fruit dealer, of this city.
J.J. WARNER.
FIN publishing Judge Fields letter we
should have stated the fact that he had
iust returned from Florida, where he
had made quite q sojourn. Hence,
when he said that our oranges "far sur
pass in juicy richness any that l have
ever had" the conclusion is evident
that he found them greatly superior to
the Florida fruit. Therefore, Judge
Fields FFiiss..dd,s opinion is of positive value as
showing contrast between the merits
Of our oranges and those OF Florida.l
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
vese for the A m q N d nm e N t..


The Oakland Board Of Trade issues
the following circular, which applies
equally to Los Angeles:
The greatest drawback to the ad.
vancement of oakland is the existing
charter-a charter resembling garment
for Q seven yes~ Old child-made for a
city of 1000 pei ulatio l, when we should
have charter road and comprehensive
enough to goverA not only so, 600 people,
but 100, 900. To secure such charter
the Legislature of the State, at its late
regular session, passed o resolution
submitting to the qualified voters OF the
city an amendment to the Constitution
of the State, giving said city the right
to elect fifteen freeholders who shall be
empowered 10 draft such charter as
will meet the wants of the community.
When drawn it will have to be sub
mitted to popular vote" If adopted
and carried, and approved by the Legis.
lature, it will become the charter of the
city.
To secure this every voter interested
in the growth and development of Oak
land, must see to it that Amendment
No. 8, submitted at the coming election,
to be held Tuesday, April IL, 1887, is
voted for in the affirmative.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
Notice Of Guardians Sale

OF REAL ESrATE-EO1ICE IS HEREBY
" given that, In pursuance of an order
of the sup rior Court of the county of
Butte, State of California, made on the 2lst
day OF February, 1887. in the matter Of the
estate and guardianship Of William H.
Waste, a minor, the undersigned, the
guardian Of the person and estate OF said
minor. will sell at private sale for cash,
cold coin, and subject to confirmation by
said Superior Court, all the right, title, in
terest and estate of the said minor in and
to those certain lots or parcels of land STU
ate, lying and being in the city of Los Apge-
les, county of Los Angeles, State of Cali
fornia. and bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit
Lots one IN. two icy and three (s) of the
Pier tract as Seem aemneateu M sno snown on
office OF the Comfy. X ecorder of said Los
Angeles county at page 500 of book 8 Of Mis-
cellaneous Records. to which said map and
to the record thereof reference Is hereby
crption, said three lots being part OF lot
two (2N f block seventeen Q7) OF Han
cocks survey of said city OF Los Angeles.
Said three lots first afo esnid form tract
bounded and described as follows, to. wit:
Bounded on the northerly side by Wash
ington street, OF the westerly side by Maple
street. on the southerly side by lot four ~
by lot one Q) Of block s venteen in Of
Hancock's survey of said city of Los Ange-
les
The interest OF said minor In said prop
erty is an estate in remainder. to.wit: The
absolute estate and ownership thereof in
fee subject only to an estate therein for the
life Of Mary A. Helphenstine, owned by the
said Mary A. Helphenktine, the said interest
of said minor having been acquired by will
from the late John P. J. Helphenstine, de-
ceased, which said will was duly admitted
to probate in Superior Court of said county
of Los Angeles by order of said court,
dated February 3, 1885, in cause 1852 of Su-
perior Court OF said county of Los Angeles.
The sale will be made on or after the 8th
day of April, 1857. Bids will be received at
Rooms Nos. and Allen block. corner OF
Spring and Temple streets, in the city of
Los Angeles. in the county Of Los Angeles.
State of California
Terms and Conditions of Sale-Ten per
fmation of tale by Superior Court
March l6, 1887. "
Guardian of the person and estate o. VIII
Wi ,xStv rlS
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.

OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
" State of California..Ip the matter OF the
estate of Elizabeth Webecke, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersis ned,
administrator OF the estate of Elizabeth
Wiebecke, dec ssed, to the creditors OF. and
all persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the neces-
sary vouchers within ten months after ths
first publication of this article, to the SAID
Smith & Patton, rooms l, 2, 8 and 4, III New
High street, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business OF said es-
tate in the county of Los Angeles.
JOHN KOHLMOOS,
Administrator of the estate OF Elfzapetn
Wiebecke, deceased.
Dated March 20, 1887. mSo-im
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
A Raugh E2perience.


Fred Wilson, boarder at the Stras
borough Hotel, on Alameda street, in.
forms the HERALD that he was arrested
for drunkenness on Saturday night on
North Main street, when he was strict.
ly sober, and taken to the county Jail
by constable, Spaniard. whose name
he did not know, and put in Jail for
drunkenness and kept there till Monday
morning. when he was taken before JUS
tice Taney aad fined two dollars. Viii.
son states that he had eight dollars and
little more on his person and a small
revolver when he was taken to Jail.
This property was taken from him at
the Jail, and when he was released Mon
day he received twenty-five cents and
the two dollars for the fine, and is
minus Elk dollars and revolver. He
says that the hardened old sinners in
ihe lock up used him roughly, beating
him severely, and ascertainipg that he
hsd seme MONEY with the turnkey took
advantage Of the msjori y rule and com.
p.Htd k,m 70 give orders for bis surplus
cash Of ak dollars for the purpose of
hp!l l1g tobacco for bis brother prisoners,
VINO failed to treat him as man and a
luofher. he mourDfully adds, "Can
s1eh things be aud overcome us like
tsDner ciouc: or something worse in
his r=ase, without recourse. There is
society that looks after the spiritual
welfare of the inmates OF the county
baz;iie, bat evidently omits TO provides
them with tobacco. Hence this
complsitt. There. is another So
ciety for the prevention Of cruelty to
which term includes men, wo
men, children and quadrupeds, but this
society has neglected Mr.. Wilson's
room-mates, and he is out and injured |
in consequence to the extent of six dol. |
lars. Wilson has heretofore worked for
Miller 4 Lux, in the San Joaquin valley,
snd wishes to know il that is the way
tourists are served on Saturday night1
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
MyriadS of Cures

Achieved by AYERS SARsAPARILLA. il
the past forty years, are attested, and there
that will not yield to it. Whatever Tie
ailments of this class, and wherever found
from the scurvy of the Arctic circle 10 he
.veltlt-sores" Of South Africa, this rem.
edy has afforded health TO the sufferers
by whom it was employed. Druggist>
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with.
in their personal knowledge, of remark
able cures wrought by it, where all Other
treatment had been unavailing. People
will do well to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
In THE SUPERIOR COURT.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
y Los Angeles-In the matter of the es-
tate Of Francis M. Covert, de eceased-Notice
for publication of time for proving will, etc.
Pursuant to an order of this court, made
this day, notice is hereby given that Wednes-
day, the 9Th day of April, 1887. at 10 O'Clock
A. M of said day, at The courtroom of this
court, in said county of Los Angeles, has
been appointed for hearing the application
of G. S. Foster and 8. w. Darby praying that
a document now on file in this court, pur-
Franc els M. Covert, deceased, be admitted
to probate. and that letters tesiamentary be
issued thereon to said G. 8. Foster and
Spencer w. Darby, at which time and place
all persons interested therein may appear
and contest the same.
Dated March "a, 1897.
CHARLES H. DUNSMOOR,
County Clerk:
By F. B. FANNIEG, Deputy. mr25-td
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
cash. balance equal monthly payments with
out interest

These prices will continue only until June 4,
1887, when they will positively be advanced. All
who purchase before that date will have the benefit
of the advanced prices.
The entire tract is beautifully situated, with a
charming view, pure air and water and perfect
The Ostrich Farm Dummy Railroad
runs through the tract, with five-cent fare guaran
teed to and from the center Of the city. This road
will be completed to the tract July 1887. Pure and
abundant water will be pped through all the streets
The title to the property absolutely perfect. A
complete abstract will be kept in the office Of the
Company forthe inspection Of all purchasers and a
certificate Of title will be furnished to each buyer
with his deed.
This tract is situated upon the hills, which are
rapidly becoming the most desirable residence por-
ton Of the city. The soil is warm, sandy loan,
free from Frost being in what is known the
warm oelt. The elevation is such that the ternpera-
ture is more even than in the city.
NOTE-THE FIRST PURCHASERS HAVE FIRST CHOICE
Free carriage to the tract every day from the
office of the agents, at A. M and 1:3O p M Maps
and circulars and all information can be had from
Byran & Poindexter, Managers,
81 WEST STREET. BLOCK.
Reference by permission: Los ANGELES NATIONAL BANK 6m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06

Against the Amendment Number Two. I"
"Againstthe Amendment Number Three" I"
written or printed thereon.
Ard the Boards OF Supervisors Of each OF
the respective counties ofSthe State are
hereby directed to appoint OH 3ers of cleo
tion and cause the polls to be opened. by
proclamation, on said
TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1887,
At each OF the election precincts Of their re-
SD sctive counties, pursuant to the statutes
OF the State In such case made and pro-
vided; said election to be conducted. and
the returns thereof duly certified to the
secretary OF State, at the State Capitol, Sac
ramento. in like manner as is provided by
law in the election of State officers (other
than Governor and Lieutenant-Governor).
And do hereby offer rewsfd OF one
hundred dollars for the arrest and convic-
tton Of any and every person violating any
OF the provisions OF Title ~, Part l. OF the
Penal Code; such rewards to be paid until
the total amount expended hereafter for the
purpose reaches the sum of ten thousand
dollars.
Witness my hand and the great seal of the
State, the da and year first written.
WASHINGTON BARTLETT,
[sEAL1 Governor.
Attest: WIN. C. HENDRICKS,
Secretary of state.
By H. B. DAVIDSON. Deputy. mlStd
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-06
Notice for Publication.

+ AND OFFICE. LOS ANGELES, FEB
~ rnary l6, 1ss7-Notice is hereby given
notice of his intenti N to make final proO
in support Of his claim, and thai said proc
will be made before the Register and Re-
ceiver at LOB Angeles, Cal, on April is
1857, viz
SOLOMON sHIRPsER,
Homestead Application No. 1907, for the lot
2, E1a OF lot q, and El4 of lot /. section 4,
township b north, rage ~ west, 8. B. M.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
DELPHI. G. y. Jeffries, II. Marteen, of Alpine
Station. J. b. BETHUNE, Register.